MONAD by Kuzica
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Medium: acryl on paper
Dimensions: 35 x 25 cm
Year: 2026
Price: $400.00 USD
Status: available
I see the year 2025 as a time of psychedelic trance in the dance of opposites. The ancient concept of the "monad", the unity of dualities such as, day and night, fire and water, good and evil, war and peace, freedom and slavery... This painting is my symbolist depiction of how these opposing forces coexist and balance each other. The swirling circle of black and red embodies tension and harmony. The dark black represents the night, the mystery and sometimes the shadows we carry within ourselves. In contrast, the vibrant red represents fire, passion and the blood that flows through the most intense moments of life. I wanted the colors to collide and mix, illustrating the constant mutual push and pull of life's contradictions. It is a reminder that in chaos there is order and in every end there is a beginning. This work is a tribute to the "Blood Wedding", the dance at the blood wedding that shapes our existence.
Why collect this work?
A broken circular sweep compresses red, black and grey into a compact emblem where opposition remains active rather than resolving into symmetry.
- The artist profile identifies Kuzica primarily as a sculptor. In this painting, the dense, bounded form suggests a sculptural concern with mass, while the surrounding blank paper makes that mass appear suspended.
- In the photograph, black dominates the lower left and red the upper right; grey interrupts their meeting around an irregular white opening. Kuzica describes these colours as opposing forces held in unity, but their visibly uneven overlap makes the claimed balance feel provisional.
- Catalogued as acrylic on paper, the 35 × 25 cm work uses broad curved strokes, thinner passages and small red droplets. Acrylic makes possible the sharp contrast between opaque colour and exposed paper that structures the image.
- MONAD is compelling as a small painting that tests a large philosophical claim through one economical gesture. Its unresolved centre keeps unity from becoming a closed or reassuring symbol.
About the Artist
Kuzica
Kuzica is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: sculpture. Based in Praha 9 - Dolní Počernice, Slovakia.
Nationality: Slovak
In 2015, Kuzica applied the abstract concept to the construction of six sculptures, denying their material again, to Štěpnice Castle Park in Dolní...
